The Esquiline Wellness Blog

When you’re selling your home to move to a retirement living community or a smaller space, you may be thinking of hiring a real estate agent to help sell your house. If it’s been a while since you’ve last worked with a real estate agent, though, it can be difficult to know who’s the best person for the job.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “someone turning age 65 today has almost a 70% chance of needing some type of long-term care services.”

If you’ve retired, chances are you’ve considered selling your current house to move to a smaller home.

For the sixth year in a row, The Esquiline has claimed the Belleville News-Democrat’s Reader’s Choice designation of Best Retirement Community in the Metro-East for 2018.

The Esquiline, a Life Plan Community at the Shrine, recently unveiled plans for a campus-refresh and is now accepting Redevelopment resident applications.

Do you have a financial power of attorney all set up for your retirement?

If you answered “no” to that question, here’s what a financial power of attorney is, why it’s important, and how to choose the best person for the job.

Well, it’s official. You’ve decided to move to a retirement community and are now looking to sell your house. But how do you maximize the selling price?

When deciding which Life Plan Community is the best fit for you, one of the best things you can do is visit.

For older adults, there is no better security than a continuing care retirement or Life Plan community (as long as it’s financially feasible).

Because cars are the norm for most Americans, we tend to forget the cost of transportation when we consider our cost of living. Even for a person who owns their vehicle, every trip costs money.